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Thrashers try to regain first place in Southeast Division
Mar 12, 2007 - 3:08 PM Washington (24-33-12) at Atlanta (36-24-10) 7:00 pm EDTATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Thrashers can gain sole possession of first place in the Southeast Division when they host the Washington Capitals on Monday.
Atlanta has 82 points and is tied with Tampa Bay atop the division, but the Lightning have three more wins.
The Thrashers had their franchise-best five-game winning streak snapped in a 3-2 loss to Florida on Saturday. Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist while defenseman Alexei Zhitnik had two assists and Keith Tkachuk also scored.
Tkachuk was acquired at the February 27 trade deadline and has three goals and an assist in five games with Atlanta. Zhitnik was also obtained to bolster the defense and has seven assists in his five contests with the Thrashers. The veteran has two assists in each of his last three games.
The Capitals are 0-4-2 against the Thrashers this season and have lost six straight games. After being shut out in two straight losses, they did manage to score twice in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Alex Ovechkin and enforcer Donald Brashear scored for Washington, which has been outscored, 31-15, during its losing streak. Ovechkin has 10 goals and 14 assists in 14 career games against Atlanta.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WASHINGTON 0 1 1 2
ATLANTA 2 1 1 4 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 23 (MARIAN HOSSA) 11:26
ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 11 (ERIC BOULTON) 16:51
2ND PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 40 (JIRI NOVOTNY) 5:27
ATL - KEITH TKACHUK 24 (ERIC BOULTON) 14:30
3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXAN
Mar 12 9:31 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 2
ATLANTA 4
3RD PRD: ATL - ILYA KOVALCHUK 37 (JON SIM) 9:35
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 9:12 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 2
ATLANTA 3
3RD PRD: WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 41 (BEN CLYMER, ALEXANDER
SEMIN) 1:26
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 8:58 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WASHINGTON 0 1 1
ATLANTA 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 23 (MARIAN HOSSA) 11:26
ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 11 (ERIC BOULTON) 16:51
2ND PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 40 (JIRI NOVOTNY) 5:27
ATL - KEITH TKACHUK 24 (ERIC BOULTON) 14:30
SHOTS ON GOAL
Mar 12 8:38 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 3
2ND PRD: ATL - KEITH TKACHUK 24 (ERIC BOULTON) 14:30
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 8:29 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 2
2ND PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 40 (JIRI NOVOTNY) 5:27
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 8:11 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WASHINGTON 0 0
ATLANTA 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 23 (MARIAN HOSSA) 11:26
ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 11 (ERIC BOULTON) 16:51
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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WAS 7 7
ATL 10 1
Mar 12 7:45 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 2
1ST PRD: ATL - BOBBY HOLIK 11 (ERIC BOULTON) 16:51
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 7:40 PM - NHL
WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 1
1ST PRD: ATL - VYACHESLAV KOZLOV 23 (MARIAN HOSSA) 11:26
Capitals vs. ThrashersMar 12 7:30 PM
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